These questions and comments relate to the sermon on 5 March 2023, Living Stones.  The primary scripture is 1 Peter 2:4-10.  Previous sermons and blogs from the 1 Peter series are on this website.

1.  Read 1 Peter 2:4-10 from a translation different from your normal one if you have access.  Think about it, and read it again.  Repeat as often as necessary.

2.  Ask God to help you understand how the followers of Jesus who make up his church can be a spiritual building, a royal priesthood, and a living sacrifice.  These comparisons relate the the temple, priesthood, and offerings described in Exodus and Leviticus.  

3.  Compare this scripture to 1 Corinthians 12.  Paul describes the members of the church as one body.  Peter uses the metaphor of a building.  What are some of the key elements of either description?

4.  How did Peter describe Jesus in 1 Peter 2:4-10?

5.  What is the function of the cornerstone?

6.  Are you building on the cornerstone?  Is your relationship with Christ really the foundation of your life?

7.  What does verse 10 mean, once you were not a people?

8.  Are you declaring the praises of God so that people will know who he is and what he does?